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Chaba Thai Cuisine

4.1 (135 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Updated a few days ago

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Moderate noise
Casual
Dogs allowed
Good for groups

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Drunken noodle
Wil S.

Food was great, we had basil fried rose, drunken noodle and pad thai. All was awesome. Highly recommend!

Bathroom
Willie W.

We decided to dine at Chaba Thai today 8/29/2025 and wow glad we did. We were greeted and seated quickly as we walked in. Chaba was a small but clean, cozy space. We ordered cocktails, appetizers and entrees. Wow !!! Food was absolutely amazingly delicious; cocktails were excellent. Customer service was spot on and prices were reasonable. Quick, attentive and friendly. Clean bathroom. We definitely recommend and if we return to Maine, we'll come back for more.

Green curry, spicy seafood with bell peppers, tom kha soup, Thai iced tea (not pictured)
Halley A.

An unexpected spot with good Thai fare. Excellent, freshly grilled shrimp in red curry paste was my favorite. We went on a weekend and there was no one else eating in, -- we got the feeling the place depends on takeout. The tom kha needed a bit of lime juice, lemongrass/ galangal and /or sambal, but our meal was otherwise very flavorful. Excellent Thai iced tea and the dry seafood with curry paste and bell peppers that my friend ordered was delicious. Would return on the way headed thru Maine!

Thai iced tea
Jesse L. R.

Feeling like Thai food, we decided to try Chana, as it was near where we were staying. The service was amazing, as was the food presentation. The restaurant was very nice inside, and very clean. I ordered a Thai iced tea, crab Rangoons, and drunken noodles. Nothing was bad, but the unique Thai flavors that I love seemed to be lacking. It certainly wasn't bad, but there are other options that I would likely choose for the next trip.

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Danielle V.

Tried this for the first time and was super impressed. We ate there and the service was quick and friendly. You could tell they do a lot of take out but they have lots of tables and drinks if you do want to sit in. I got a noddle dish and it was great and came out fast. We also tried the pork dumplings and those were great too. The prices are decent and you get a lot of food. I will be back for sure!

Chicken Panang Curry
Elizabeth S.

Visited Chaba Thai twice when we were in Maine this summer. I am a big fan of Thai food, and have tried it all around the country (travel a lot for work). This place blew us away (thus the repeat visit!). I had the panang curry with chicken one visit, and the pad thai the second visit (on the recommendation of one of my guys). They tried two different dishes as well. Panang curry and pad thai are my go to's, and as such, I've tried a lot of them! These were truly excellent. One heads up I will give -- if you order it spicy, you better truly like spicy -- they don't play! I think I did one star on the spicy scale for my panang curry and it kept my attention; one of my guys had their pad thai with four stars (and there's still one more star above that!) and I tasted it and it was "Oh my god, why do you hate me???" spicy. He loved it and ate every morsel. We ate in both times, so can't speak to delivery. But if you like Thai food, we'd definitely recommend Chaba to anyone in the area.

Mango Sticky Rice
Amy M.

This has to be one of my favorite restaurants I've been too. The staff are so friendly, the food and drinks are great, and the prices are cheap. The pork dumplings were hot and juicy. The drinks we both had were delicious. The pumpkin curry with beef is a special curry they have at the moment and it was so flavorful. The crispy pad Thai is my absolute favorite dish here. Lastly we had the mango sticky rice for dessert which never misses the mark! All of that and the restaurants ambiance was calm and pleasant with light music in the background.

Lan T.

Yummy Thai food!! I love Thai food and always try new places wherever I go to! My drunken noodle was very good and authentic! They cooked it fast. The service was very nice and friendly. Highly recommended!

Chicken Satay ..... ya gonna need two peanut sauces
Jason V.

Discovered this spot while visiting Old Orchard Beach and it was some of the best Thai I've had in New England. Ordered Pad Thai and Drunken Noodles, and they give us humongous pieces of chicken satay for our appetizer. Highly recommend.

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Not the best thai food but quite adequate to fill your bellies. The restaurant is right on route 1 in Scarborough.

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Beef Thai Noodle Soup (Boat Noodle Soup) was amazing. Best broth between here and Massachusetts

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The ambiance was shabby and unkempt and had an off musty odor. The food was mushy/overcooked. Won't be going back.

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3 years ago

Delicious Thai food, excellent service. Have dined in and had take out. A hidden gem.

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Excellent good food fresh and hot very friendly atmosphere. Generous portions of Real crabmeat in the Rangoons.

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Place fux. Drunken noodle that dopeness. Good people. Food ready super fast. What's not to like

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My favorite local Thai restaurant, eat in or takeout. Good food and service, acceptable ambiance,

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4 years ago

Very good Thai food. Service at lunch was quick and attentive. We will definitely be back

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Pad thai was DELICIOUS! Rangoon best ever had. Service was delightful. Very very good.

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Boda - A spoonful of crab curry

Boda

4.4(612 reviews)
8.9 mi•West End
•$$

One of the most unique Thai restaurants I've been to! Everything we ordered was incredibly…read moreflavorful, with so much depth from the spices. You can really taste the care and authenticity in every dish. We stopped here for dinner during our Portland trip, and my husband and I ordered a bunch of dishes to share so we could try as much as possible. We had different types of skewers, quail eggs, calamari, beef panang, and stir-fried noodles. And of course, we had to finish with their famous black sticky rice with coconut. There wasn't a single bad dish. Everything was delicious, well seasoned, and tasted authentic. Each dish had its own unique flavor profile, and nothing felt boring or one dimensional. The ambiance was also really cute and cozy, making it a great spot for a date night or a nice dinner with someone special. The service was phenomenal too. Everyone was attentive, friendly, and incredibly fast without making us feel rushed. Honestly, I'd come back to Portland just to eat here again. Definitely a must try if you're looking for flavorful, authentic Thai food!

The skewers are amazing, best things on the menu. We tried the chicken, shrimp, and moo ping…read moreskewers. All were excellent. We also got the papaya salad("Thai spicy is no joke"). Kra Pao chicken was delicious too. Grilled rice ball was meh, too salty. Desserts were ok, nothing too crazy. Pro tip: there's a public parking spot a block away, made parking much easier vs trying to find a street parking.

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Chia Sen

Chia Sen

3.3(135 reviews)
4.7 mi
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The BEST hot & sour soup you'll ever find!! This place has never failed us! General tso, fried…read morerice, spring rolls, beef teriyaki and crab rangoon plus the soup is our usual order and they always throw in a free item as a thank you. Kindest people, delicious food, will always go here.

Just got our delivery from the dash, and I am beyond disappointed and this is not a good first…read moreimpression for me. We ordered the spare ribs, teriyaki beef, sweet and sour chicken, crab rangoons and scallion pancakes. The beef and ribs were so dry! The sweet and sour chicken oozed grease so bad we couldn't even taste the chicken, and the scallion pancakes had almost no flavor. However that is nothing compared to the "crab" Rangoon. These were absolutely atrocious! They tasted like fish! And I don't mean "seafoody" I mean like an actual FISH. I don't expect these places to use all crab and am aware most use an imitation, but this was down right unbelievable. Was it old? Idk I don't dare eat anymore. The cost was ridiculous. All this came to just around $100 and it all fit in a small bag. Granted, it was ordered on a third party app, but this was not worth the wait or the money. The only reason they're getting 2 stars is due to the moderately quick delivery, but I think this is more on the dash than Chia Sen. If I wanted leftover Chinese food I would order from a better, cheaper place and eat in 3 days from now. Buyer beware

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Pai Men Miyake

3.9(654 reviews)
8.9 mi•West End
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Obviously no one goes to Portland wanting to eat something other than fresh lobster and other…read moreseafood. But I had a craving for Ramen and the menu at Pai Men Miyake looked FANTASTIC. I had to try it. Our server, Helena, was friendly and personable. She was also very attentive, and gave wonderful suggestions on food and drinks. Would come here again. Customer service was a solid 5/5. Food: Double Tuna Roll: 5/5. Simple. Delicious. A great starter. Lobster Buns: 4.5/5. We couldn't skip something with lobster on it, we are in Portland after all! They were delicious, but not the best buns I've had. Would order them again. Duck Ramen: 5/5. If there is duck on the menu, I will be ordering it. Have I ever seen duck ramen on a menu? No. Did I order it? Yes. Did it live up to my unrealistic expectations? Absolutely! The duck was cooked perfectly, the ramen was flavorful, and smelled absolutely heavenly. A solid dish and a must try!

Had such a lovely time at Pai Men Miyake in Portland over the weekend. Stopped in because I was…read morecraving ramen and the reviews said great things. We got brussel sprouts and pork gyoza to share: the brussel sprouts were phenomenal and we ate them so fast (lol), the pork gyoza could have used a bit more flavoring for me personally but the meat inside was super tender! I ordered the chicken shio ramen and it was pretty good, but I maybe would've like some more spice in there, so maybe I should've ordered something different! My partner got the beef short rib buns which he loved. The service was pretty fast and we were able to be seated quickly which was great as we were starved! Would definitely go back if I were in the area and craving ramen again!

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The Green Elephant - Char Guay Teow

The Green Elephant

4.6(738 reviews)
9.0 mi•Arts District, West End
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It appears I never have completed a review before. We have eat here several times over the years…read morewhen we drive over to the coast. Each time we have had wonderful service, awesome food and enjoyed the calming atmosphere. It's great when I get to eat in a vegetarian or Vegan restaurant and they're able to ask the check what they recommend for very low sodium! This never happens at any of the chain restaurants! I got the credit card receipt so I'm thinking last month I ordered the citrus ribs, which I know I would love and what I did get was awesome, my DH dish was also awesome! It's so hard to choose what to get when you finally have options outside of pasta, Mushroom this or that-that we don't eat! Lily our server was great! Looking forward to coming back when we head hours East again! Thank you for an amazing meal and night!

I visited their Portsmouth, NH location and this location 8 years and recall loving it, so I was…read moreexcited to check out this location again. First thing to note is that the menu seems to have changed substantially, offering more Thai-adjacent and pan-Asian food than authentically Thai food. I ordered their coconut soup (Tom Kha; $10) to start and a local mushroom bowl as my main--both vegan by default. It took a while for the food to come out--maybe 20 mins for the soup and another 15 for the main. The soup was nicely seasoned, maybe being a bit too thick, and not allowing the galangal/lime leaf to breathe as much as it should. But I liked how it came with red pepper, tomato, mushroom and tofu. The main was not really Thai at all, coming with a rather stingy portion of tempeh, two kinds of mushrooms, red pepper, Lima beans, and microgreens. Reasonably seasoned but just not that interesting. Overall, disappointing relative to my previous experience, but still pretty good.

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The Green Elephant - Chocolate Orange Mousse Pie

Chocolate Orange Mousse Pie

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